Jim Jakobs, Author at GV Wire

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Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

August 8, 2020

What started off as a small idea at Saint Agnes Medical Center is snowballing into a full-blown social media movement. Several hundred Saint Agnes employees signed onto the "Pledge to Protect" campaign. The ...

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Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

Jim Jakobs

August 7, 2020

White House coronavirus task force coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx called out the Central Valley as a COVID-19 hot spot earlier this week. Fresno County's interim health director addressed her concerns during a...

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No Mask Required to Vote This November in California

Jim Jakobs

August 7, 2020

Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office has put out guidance saying Californians don't have to wear COVID-19 masks to vote in November's presidential election. "In California, we will not force vote...

Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

Jim Jakobs

August 6, 2020

The last several weeks have been exceptionally hard on Community Medical Centers staff as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the Central Valley. At one point last week, over 200 employees either had the vir...

If 100 People Go to a Party in Fresno County, It’s 99% Someone Has COVID-19

Jim Jakobs

August 6, 2020

Georgia Tech researchers have taken the guessing game out of the COVID-19 equation with a new interactive map. “The COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool takes the number of cases reported in ...

CMC Gift Benefits Clovis Institute of Technology and Future Security Guards

Jim Jakobs

August 5, 2020

Community Medical Centers require more than doctors and nurses to keep their hospitals running smoothly. "It allows us to do more realistic scenario training which is the goal of our program." — Inst...

Tower District Business Owner Displays Signs of Frustration Over COVID-19, Some Aren’t Happy

Jim Jakobs

August 5, 2020

Detention Billiards was forced to shut down for three months during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Owner Tim Ferrigan then re-opened for three weeks before having to shut down again. His frustra...

State’s COVID Team Heads to Madera, Will Provide Fresno County Action Plan

Jim Jakobs

August 4, 2020

After two solid days of meetings and tours, the state's COVID-19 support team is leaving Fresno County. But, that doesn't mean the county is in the clear. The team next travels to Madera County to assist COV...

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Fresno Retirement Plan Administrators Merge, Oversee $1.8 Billion in Assets

Jim Jakobs

August 4, 2020

Fresno is now home to one of the largest retirement plan administration firms in California. "Nexus Administrators, Inc. combined metrics represent 1,800 total plans, 125,000 client employees, 80,000...

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Taxpayers Helped Make it, So Why Does Remdesivir Cost $3,200 a Patient?

Jim Jakobs

August 4, 2020

Valley hospitals can barely keep the potential life-saving COVID-19 drug remdevisir in stock. And, when they can get it, the cost is $3,200 per patient. Remdevisir was fast-tracked by the FDA and benefite...

Latest Figures Show 10,000 Californians Dead of Coronavirus

‘Sheriff Joe’ Arpaio Loses Comeback Bid in to Reclaim His Old Job

Job Losses, Fear of Virus Complicate Latino Voter Hopes

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Valley Children's Hospital Confirms Pediatric Patient Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

Country Rocker and Fiddler Charlie Daniels Dies at Age 83

8 Simple Strategies to Fuel Your Body During a Pandemic

COVID Knocks Out Joe Rogan Experience in Fresno. Vegas, Anyone?

A’s Coach Apologizes for Apparent Nazi Salute

Walters: School Reformers Win Major Skirmish

8 Simple Strategies to Fuel Your Body During a Pandemic

Hit Hard by COVID-19, Where Do We Go From Here?

Legislature Should Support Climate-Change Goals, Not Gut a Tool Helping Ag & Our Planet

Eid al-Fitr Marks End of Ramadan, but COVID-19 Curtails Big Events

LIVE: Daily Briefing from Gov. Gavin Newsom

COVID-19 Brings a New Kind of Ramadan for Muslim Community

As Crime Surges on His Watch, Trump Warns of Biden's America

No Mask Required to Vote This November in California

Playing Electoral Defense, Trump Claims Biden Opposes God

Joe Biden Suggests African American Community Not as Diverse as Latino Community

Jim Jakobs

Saint Agnes’ ‘Pledge to Protect’ Campaign Needs Your Photos

Send Us Help, Vohra Says, As Feds Tag Valley COVID Hot Spot

No Mask Required to Vote This November in California

Donations Help Local Hospital Workers With Childcare, Other Urgent Needs

If 100 People Go to a Party in Fresno County, It’s 99% Someone Has COVID-19

CMC Gift Benefits Clovis Institute of Technology and Future Security Guards

Tower District Business Owner Displays Signs of Frustration Over COVID-19, Some Aren’t Happy

State’s COVID Team Heads to Madera, Will Provide Fresno County Action Plan

Fresno Retirement Plan Administrators Merge, Oversee $1.8 Billion in Assets

Taxpayers Helped Make it, So Why Does Remdesivir Cost $3,200 a Patient?

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